Romanticism

[close] Inspired by the Ph.D. Qualifying 50-Book Exam administered to second-year Ph.D. students in the English Department at the University of Pennsylvania, I have created my own version of that daunting task - meaningfully read 50 books across a diverse range of historical periods; generic and formal categories; national and geographic origins; and personal and societal identifications - all from a catalogue of texts spanning more than 1000 years. In the spirit of the exam, I encourage participants to organize their selected 50 works into three broad rubrics according to Genre; Historical Period; and Theme or Theory. Each topic should provide a framework to structure their reading with works that speak to one another. Each of the three rubrics should also include one or two critical, theoretical, or historical works. Keeping with their guidance, all or most of the works from the period chosen should be included in the Historical Period list (i.e., not in the Genre or Theme/Theory lists) to prevent that period's overrepresentation in the challenge as a whole; no more than 20 works from that period should appear on the full list. In other words, at least 30 of the 50 works should be outside of one's designated period of specialization. I want to use this group to make this challenge dynamic. Whether it's weekly discussion posts on specific themes or genres, a support group for those who jumped head-first into the Medieval period, or a deep-dive into the oddities of a specific literary movement or author, an ongoing dialogue is encouraged. The Reading List: https://www.english.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/Ph.D.%20Qualifying%20%252250-Book%2522%20Exam%20Book%20List.pdf For further insights on how to think about Genre, Historical Period, and Theme/Theory when building our your list and rubrics: https://www.english.upenn.edu/graduate/requirements-rules-procedures/first-year-oral-exam

[close] This group is Mr. Roach's 7th period World Literature class. Goodreads will serve as our forum to continue discourse.

[close] A group reserved for those who entertain a love for the Romantic Era, a period in Literature which spanned the 18th and 19th centuries and which featured works by Wordsworth, Blake, Coleridge, Byron, Keats, and Shelley, etc. Here is a place to discuss topics relating to Romantic literature and the personal lives of the great bards themselves. So, follow the rules and have at it!

[close] Have you found yourself longing for the rustle of silk, the hush of candlelit parlors, or the exquisite torment of a letter left unanswered? Does your heart quicken at the turn of a finely wrought phrase, or linger over the delicate cruelties and courtships of a more mannered age? Then perhaps, dear reader, you are destined to join us in The Gilded Quill book club. Within this most exuberant and friendly circle, we of such literary inclination explore works of the 18th and 19th centuries: literature wherein wit is sharpened to a blade, longing is stitched into every silence, and society itself seems a stage upon which fortunes rise, falter, and are redeemed. The Gilded Quill is a fellowship both rare and invigorating, for those who love to read and discuss global literature from the Georgian, Enlightenment, Romantic, Victorian, Gothic, Transcendentalist, Gilded, Naturalist, and/or Realist literary traditions. Should you possess a taste for the elegant and the uncanny, you will be most warmly received! Our circle awaits your arrival. We gather once a month on Zoom. Our meetings are casual and open to all.